The Rev. Andrew Greeley, best-selling author and outspoken priest, dies at 85

The Rev. Andrew Greeley — an outspoken Roman Catholic priest, best-selling author and columnist, who even criticized his church over its child sex-abuse scandal — has died at age 85.

Father Greeley died Wednesday night at his Chicago home, his longtime publicist, June Rosner, told The Associated Press.

Elizabeth Durkin, Father Greeley’s niece, praised her uncle as a man who “tremendously enriched” people’s lives.

“He served the church all those years with a prophetic voice and with unfailing dedication,” she said in a statement, as AP reported.

Father Greeley was the author of more than 50 best-selling novels, and his writing was translated into 12 languages over a career that spanned five decades, AP reported.